Content Management System (CMS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited CMS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 358 374 309
Rank change year-on-year +16 -65 -68
Permanent jobs citing CMS 793 809 2,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.76% 0.85% 1.34%
As % of the Application Platforms category 7.42% 7.65% 9.53%
Number of salaries quoted 680 625 974
10th Percentile £27,750 £35,000 £28,625
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £35,656
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £64,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,772 £85,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -10.53%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

CMS is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 10,683 10,576 23,740
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.18% 11.17% 14.07%
Number of salaries quoted 7,100 7,362 11,563
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £34,500 £40,000 £38,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £47,800 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.09% +6.22% -

CMS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CMS in the UK

CMS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CMS.

Salary trend for CMS in the UK

CMS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CMS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for CMS in the UK

CMS
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CMS within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +36 735 £47,500 -13.64% 232
UK excluding London +36 534 £45,000 -10.00% 166
Work from Home +70 340 £50,000 -10.71% 130
London +57 233 £51,000 -20.31% 70
South East -34 168 £52,500 +10.53% 43
North of England +88 132 £44,000 -12.00% 53
South West -10 76 £61,500 +36.67% 12
North West +34 72 £42,500 -15.00% 29
Midlands +23 70 £42,500 +7.94% 37
East of England +10 54 £42,500 -37.04% 12
Yorkshire +87 51 £45,000 +1.12% 18
West Midlands +3 36 £37,500 -16.67% 14
East Midlands +1 34 £42,500 +10.39% 23
Northern Ireland +30 12 £33,500 -4.29% 2
Scotland -60 12 £60,000 - 8
Wales +2 10 £31,250 -51.92% 3
North East -18 9 £65,000 +36.84% 6
Channel Islands - 1 £57,500 -

CMS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 137 (17.28%) WordPress
2 118 (14.88%) Umbraco
3 78 (9.84%) Sitecore CMS
4 62 (7.82%) Drupal
5 57 (7.19%) Kentico
6 56 (7.06%) Headless CMS
7 45 (5.67%) IIS
8 22 (2.77%) SharePoint
9 19 (2.40%) EPiServer
10 18 (2.27%) Apache
11 15 (1.89%) nginx
12 13 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
13 10 (1.26%) Joomla!
14 8 (1.01%) Adobe Experience Manager
14 8 (1.01%) Apache Solr
15 6 (0.76%) Confluence
15 6 (0.76%) DNN
15 6 (0.76%) Immediacy CMS
15 6 (0.76%) Sitefinity
16 5 (0.63%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 59 (7.44%) Photoshop
2 44 (5.55%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (2.90%) Microsoft Excel
4 18 (2.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 15 (1.89%) Adobe Illustrator
6 10 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 9 (1.13%) InDesign
8 8 (1.01%) MS Visio
9 7 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
10 6 (0.76%) Trello
11 5 (0.63%) Acrobat
12 4 (0.50%) Adobe Premiere
12 4 (0.50%) Adobe XD
12 4 (0.50%) Maya
13 2 (0.25%) Windchill
14 1 (0.13%) Elementor
14 1 (0.13%) PTC Creo
14 1 (0.13%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 36 (4.54%) SDL Web 8
2 22 (2.77%) Magento
3 21 (2.65%) Shopify
4 8 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.76%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.25%) SAP Hybris
7 1 (0.13%) Cognos Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.13%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.13%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 144 (18.16%) Azure
2 95 (11.98%) AWS
3 70 (8.83%) Azure DevOps
4 56 (7.06%) Google Analytics
5 41 (5.17%) Kontent
6 29 (3.66%) GitHub
7 26 (3.28%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 26 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
8 20 (2.52%) SaaS
9 19 (2.40%) NuGet
10 15 (1.89%) Figma
11 14 (1.77%) Canva
12 13 (1.64%) Power Platform
13 11 (1.39%) Google Tag Manager
13 11 (1.39%) npm
13 11 (1.39%) PaaS
14 9 (1.13%) Cloud Computing
15 8 (1.01%) Basecamp
16 7 (0.88%) IaaS
16 7 (0.88%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 35 (4.41%) DNS
2 18 (2.27%) Firewall
3 16 (2.02%) Internet
4 15 (1.89%) Intranet
5 13 (1.64%) SSL
6 9 (1.13%) Extranet
7 8 (1.01%) MPLS
7 8 (1.01%) SD-WAN
7 8 (1.01%) WAN
8 5 (0.63%) NAS
8 5 (0.63%) SAN
8 5 (0.63%) Skype
8 5 (0.63%) VoIP
9 2 (0.25%) HTTP
9 2 (0.25%) Multicast
9 2 (0.25%) SNA
9 2 (0.25%) VPN
10 1 (0.13%) ISDN
10 1 (0.13%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.13%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (15.89%) SQL Server
2 48 (6.05%) MySQL
3 12 (1.51%) NoSQL
4 10 (1.26%) MongoDB
4 10 (1.26%) Power BI
5 9 (1.13%) Elasticsearch
6 7 (0.88%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.76%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (0.50%) MariaDB
8 4 (0.50%) MS Access
8 4 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.38%) Redis
9 3 (0.38%) Tableau
10 2 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.25%) DB2
10 2 (0.25%) DTS
10 2 (0.25%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.25%) Looker
10 2 (0.25%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 154 (19.42%) Git
2 63 (7.94%) JIRA
3 46 (5.80%) Visual Studio
4 39 (4.92%) Moq
5 36 (4.54%) NUnit
5 36 (4.54%) TeamCity
6 20 (2.52%) Octopus Deploy
7 19 (2.40%) git-flow
7 19 (2.40%) GitLab
7 19 (2.40%) Sourcetree
7 19 (2.40%) SpecFlow
8 14 (1.77%) Jenkins
9 9 (1.13%) Team Foundation Server
10 7 (0.88%) webpack
11 6 (0.76%) gulp
12 4 (0.50%) Selenium
13 3 (0.38%) Grunt
14 2 (0.25%) Bower
14 2 (0.25%) Jasmine
14 2 (0.25%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 247 (31.15%) Marketing
2 210 (26.48%) Social Skills
3 61 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (7.57%) Finance
5 45 (5.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (4.79%) Organisational Skills
6 38 (4.79%) Retail
7 35 (4.41%) Legal
8 26 (3.28%) Publishing
9 21 (2.65%) Law
10 16 (2.02%) Advertising
11 15 (1.89%) Public Sector
12 12 (1.51%) Automotive
13 8 (1.01%) Manufacturing
14 7 (0.88%) Multimedia
15 6 (0.76%) Banking
15 6 (0.76%) Brand Awareness
15 6 (0.76%) Local Government
15 6 (0.76%) Telecoms
16 5 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 362 (45.65%) Developer
2 159 (20.05%) Senior
3 119 (15.01%) Senior Developer
4 104 (13.11%) .NET Developer
5 78 (9.84%) C# Developer
5 78 (9.84%) CMS Developer
6 74 (9.33%) Web Developer
7 70 (8.83%) Full Stack Developer
8 68 (8.58%) Senior C# Developer
9 65 (8.20%) Applications Developer
10 63 (7.94%) .NET Applications Developer
11 60 (7.57%) Project Manager
12 58 (7.31%) Senior .NET Developer
13 56 (7.06%) Lead
14 54 (6.81%) C# .NET Developer
15 49 (6.18%) Senior C# .NET Developer
16 48 (6.05%) ASP.NET Developer
16 48 (6.05%) C# Application Developer
16 48 (6.05%) C# ASP.NET Developer
17 47 (5.93%) Senior ASP.NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 243 (30.64%) HTML
2 242 (30.52%) .NET
3 237 (29.89%) CSS
4 158 (19.92%) ASP.NET
5 157 (19.80%) React
6 128 (16.14%) .NET Framework
7 90 (11.35%) ASP.NET MVC
8 89 (11.22%) RESTful
9 84 (10.59%) jQuery
10 79 (9.96%) .NET Core
11 67 (8.45%) Web Services
12 60 (7.57%) Entity Framework
13 56 (7.06%) SOAP
14 50 (6.31%) Next.js
15 49 (6.18%) XML
16 45 (5.67%) Vue
17 43 (5.42%) Node.js
18 41 (5.17%) REST
19 39 (4.92%) AngularJS
20 37 (4.67%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 68 (8.58%) Social Media
2 57 (7.19%) Self-Motivation
3 41 (5.17%) Greenfield Project
4 36 (4.54%) Legacy Code
5 30 (3.78%) Blog
6 28 (3.53%) Management Information System
7 26 (3.28%) Digital Signage
8 25 (3.15%) Graphic Design
9 24 (3.03%) Mobile App
10 16 (2.02%) Video Editing
11 15 (1.89%) Product Ownership
12 11 (1.39%) Client/Server
12 11 (1.39%) Marketing Technology
13 9 (1.13%) e-Learning
14 8 (1.01%) NHS
14 8 (1.01%) Operational Technology
15 7 (0.88%) CMDB
15 7 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
16 6 (0.76%) Learning Management System
16 6 (0.76%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 49 (6.18%) Windows
2 23 (2.90%) Android
3 16 (2.02%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.51%) Apple iOS
5 11 (1.39%) Linux
5 11 (1.39%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.50%) VMS
7 3 (0.38%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (28.50%) Content Management
2 190 (23.96%) Web Development
3 182 (22.95%) E-Commerce
4 155 (19.55%) DevOps
5 154 (19.42%) Problem-Solving
6 146 (18.41%) MVC
7 142 (17.91%) Agile
8 126 (15.89%) CRM
9 115 (14.50%) Full Stack Development
10 106 (13.37%) Project Management
11 98 (12.36%) User Experience
12 96 (12.11%) SEO
13 88 (11.10%) Project Delivery
14 87 (10.97%) Analytics
15 68 (8.58%) Front End Development
16 65 (8.20%) Scrum
17 61 (7.69%) Digital Marketing
18 51 (6.43%) Customer Service
19 50 (6.31%) Responsive Web Design
20 48 (6.05%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 283 (35.69%) JavaScript
2 200 (25.22%) C#
3 139 (17.53%) SQL
4 113 (14.25%) PHP
5 57 (7.19%) T-SQL
6 35 (4.41%) XPath
7 32 (4.04%) TypeScript
8 16 (2.02%) Python
9 13 (1.64%) PowerShell
10 9 (1.13%) Java
11 8 (1.01%) C
12 5 (0.63%) C++
13 4 (0.50%) Bash
14 3 (0.38%) JSX
15 2 (0.25%) Apex Code
15 2 (0.25%) Go
15 2 (0.25%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.25%) VB
15 2 (0.25%) VB.NET
15 2 (0.25%) XAML
Qualifications
1 122 (15.38%) Degree
2 16 (2.02%) Security Cleared
3 14 (1.77%) SC Cleared
4 13 (1.64%) DV Cleared
5 10 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (0.88%) HND
8 5 (0.63%) CCNA
8 5 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (0.63%) DBS Check
8 5 (0.63%) MCSE
9 3 (0.38%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.25%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.25%) ISEB
10 2 (0.25%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.25%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.13%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.13%) CIPD
11 1 (0.13%) MCP
11 1 (0.13%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (4.92%) QA
2 38 (4.79%) Accessibility
3 17 (2.14%) GDPR
4 10 (1.26%) SLA
5 7 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.50%) ISO 9001
6 4 (0.50%) WCAG
7 2 (0.25%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.25%) ISO 9000
7 2 (0.25%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 40 (5.04%) Docker
2 16 (2.02%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.01%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.13%) Firmware
4 1 (0.13%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 13 (1.64%) SCOM
2 8 (1.01%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.25%) Plesk
3 2 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.25%) Terraform
4 1 (0.13%) cPanel
4 1 (0.13%) Kibana
4 1 (0.13%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 149 (18.79%) Microsoft
2 89 (11.22%) Adobe
3 78 (9.84%) Sitecore
4 76 (9.58%) Google
5 47 (5.93%) Optimizely
6 19 (2.40%) Cognizant
7 18 (2.27%) WooCommerce
8 16 (2.02%) HP
8 16 (2.02%) Salesforce
9 14 (1.77%) ServiceNow
10 13 (1.64%) Dynatrace
10 13 (1.64%) Instagram
10 13 (1.64%) Riverbed
11 12 (1.51%) Marketo
12 8 (1.01%) Apple
12 8 (1.01%) Meraki
12 8 (1.01%) SAP
13 7 (0.88%) Facebook
13 7 (0.88%) HubSpot
14 6 (0.76%) Twitter